Artifact Details

Title

Rancho Arm

Catalog Number

102711128

Type

Physical object

Description

The Rancho Arm's six joints gave it flexibility similar to that of a human arm. Originally designed for the handicapped, it became one of the first arms to be controlled by computer when the project moved to Stanford in 1963.

Date

1962 ca.

Manufacturer

Rancho Los Amigos Hospital

Place Manufactured

U.S.

Identifying Numbers

Deprecated CHM identification number L2003.4.2 Former loan number

Dimensions

overall: 22 in x 28 in x 12 in

Category

Robot

Credit

Gift of Stanford University

Lot Number

X2574.2003